Having read so much and seen photos of the fashions worn by the women in “;Sex and the City 2,”; I took Ford model Sande Robert to the show to get her take on the clothing. “;I loved Miranda's long, black, studded gown at the gay wedding,”; Sande said. “;She looked fabulous, and, as Cynthia Nikon, who portrays the role, is a breast cancer survivor, I am overjoyed she can strut her stuff in a plunging neckline”; ...

Shoes, shoes, shoes: “;SATC made Manolo Blahnik a household word, and as true fashionistas, the girls in SATC are just as happy with local-made shoes from the spice bazaar as they are with Dior and Christian Louboutin,”; Sande said. “;Fashion trends fade, but real style lasts forever no matter where it comes from, and should always show off the wearer, not the clothes,”; she added, warming to her assignment. “;Wardrobe for the movie grabbed inspiration from the affordable Zara label to the very interesting Yohji Yamamoto, whose hat is worn by Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) on the plane en route to the Middle East ...

“;The handbags rule in every scene,”; continued Sande, who besides being a model is an artist whose oils sell. “;I felt the pain Samantha felt as her Hermes Birkin Bag was grabbed and trashed in the marketplace—such an investment in art.”; Summing up, she said, “;The sumptuous clothing and over-the-top extravagant lifestyles featured in the movie were heady portrayals of things and lives most folks do not live. The excess frocks and shoes almost matched the excess under-the-cover activities had by Samantha (Kim Cattrall). A fun ride, though, lending escape from awful things like politics and oil spills”; ...

George Clooney went “;over the top”; to make sure the May 22 wrap party for “;The Descendants”; held at the Hawaii Yacht Club was a success. Not only did he give the bartender his credit card to keep the party in full swing, but he took a turn tending bar as well. Whatta guy. Hawaii Yacht Club commodore Sterling Lau said Clooney “;showed his class”; by giving the bartender his credit card to keep things going at the party that started about 6 p.m. and moved upstairs three hours later, finally ending at about 1 a.m. “;The 480 guests would have given any Hollywood gala a hard rub with beauty and fashion everywhere,”; Sterling said. “;At party's end, our stuffed marlin, which had been on the wall, was found on the floor amid the party trash—a sure sign that the cast celebration had been a success for all.”; Rear commodore Rob Santanello said he and Rachel Streater, of the film's production team, put the party together with Sterling's blessing ...

“;Wood Craft”; is saying aloha to Saturdays and moving to Fridays next week as part of the new Star-Advertiser setup ...

Ben Wood, who sold the Star-Bulletin on Honolulu streets in World War II, writes of people, places and things Fridays. E-mail him at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).